APTNESS
\ˈaptnəs], \ˈaptnəs], \ˈa_p_t_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of APTNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
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Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
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Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
By Oddity Software
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Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
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Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
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Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
By Noah Webster.
By Thomas Sheridan
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